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horny-handed

Syllables: horny-hand·edUK/ˈhɔːniˌhændɪd//ˈhoɹniˌhændəd/

horny-handed adjective: having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.

Adjective

horny-handed (comparative more horny-handed, superlative most horny-handed)

  1. Having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.
    • "My patience must be inexhaustible. I am much tempted to kick you downstairs, Mr. Railing." / "You forget that I'm a working-man and horny-handed, so it's safer not to try."1906, W[illiam] S[omerset] Maugham, chapter XVI, in The Bishop’s Apron: A Study in the Origins of a Great Family, London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC; republished as The Bishop’s Apron (EBook #47523)...
    • The pitchfork remains one of the hand tools that no invention can ever wholly replace, and I suppose that unborn generations of men will grow hornyhanded and weary in its use.1953, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr., “The Farm Implements of the Homespun Age”, in The Golden Age of Homespun, Ithaca, N.Y.; London: Fall Creek Books, Cornell University Press, published 2010, →ISBN, page...

horny-handed meaning in Tamil

horny-handed in Tamil

உழைத்துக் காழ்ப்பேறிய கைகளை உடைய

Forms of horny-handed

comparativemore horny-handed
superlativemost horny-handed
alternative formhornyhanded

Origin of horny-handed

From horny (“bony or hard like an animal’s horn, calloused, rough”) + handed.

Words formed from horny-handed

Questions about horny-handed

What does horny-handed mean?
Horny-handed means having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.
What is horny-handed in Tamil?
Horny-handed in Tamil is உழைத்துக் காழ்ப்பேறிய கைகளை உடைய. See Horny-handed meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is horny-handed?
Horny-handed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce horny-handed?
Horny-handed is pronounced /ˈhɔːniˌhændɪd/ (UK).

Words near horny-handed in the dictionary

  1. horny jail
  2. horny on main
  3. Horny Tim's
  4. horny toad
  5. horny toads
  6. horny-handed
  7. horny-handedly
  8. horny-handedness
  9. Hornyak
  10. Hornyaks
  11. hornyhanded

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